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Parrish Village NewsVolume 16, Issue 2 February 2009 FREEIn this issue of the
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For updated news or events, please visit our website at www.ParrishFlorida.comParrish Civic Association
YMCA fund raising to provide scholarships
The Manatee County YMCA has a policy that says no one will be turned away because of financial constraints. This means that funds need to be raised
to help provide scholar-ships for needy children and families. Each of the four YMCA branches in Manatee County has been assigned an amount to be
raised and for our Parrish Branch this is just under $40,000. The Parrish Branch is growing rapidly as more and more families and
children discover the many great programs they offer. As an example, last year winter basketball program drew about 80 participants while this year that number
Please see, YMCA page14
Review ofThe Good Good Pigby Sy Montgomery
Page 5
Cooking with CookieCooking with CookieCooking with CookieCooking with CookieCooking with CookieCookie Jordan
A new church cookbook is out!
Through the years, I have found thatthe very best recipes come from friendsand from church or organization-pub-lished cookbooks. A new one has justcome out that’s very good -- “LookWhat’s Cooking at First Baptist Churchof Gillette.”
When I receive a new cookbook, Ialways “read” through it, looking at eachrecipe and oftentimes marking the reci-pes that i want to try. This cookbook hasmany marked pages! I think you mightlike some that I have selected and alsoam including the names of those ladiesthat submitted them.
One other interesting thing about thiscookbook is that attached to each recipeis a Bible verse bringing inspiration anda message to the cook.
Corn Bread Salad1 pkg. Corn Bread Mix (baked)1/2 cup sweet pickle relish1/2 cup mayo salad dressing3 med. tomoatoes chopped6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled1/2 cup pickle juice
Mix all together. Place in refrigerator andlet chill.
Virginia Fletcher
Spanish Rice1/2 cup uncooked rice3 1/2 Tbsp. butter3 chopped onions2 Tbsp. chopped green pepper1/2 tsp. sage1/4 tsp. salt1 1/2 Tbsp. flour1 1/2 cups tomato pulp
Saute rice to a light brown in 1 Tbsp. but-ter. Add 1 1/2 cups of hot water. Boiluntil dry. Cover and steam slowly for 10minutes. Put remaining butter, onions,pepper, sage and salt in another pan andbrown lightly. Add flour and 1/2 cup oftomato pulp. Blend well. Add remain-ing pulp and boil for 5 minutes. Pour overrice. Let steam until sauce has desiredconsistency.
Serves 6.
Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigi-lant in it with thanksgiving.
Colossians 4:2
Lucille Sellars
Chicken Casserole1 cooked chicken or 3 chicken
breasts (diced or chopped)1 can cream of mushroom soup8 oz. can sliced water chesnuts, drained2/3 cup mayonnaise2/3 cup sour cream1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped celery1 can sliced mushrooms2/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese, sharp4 Tbsp. butter1/2 cup slivered almonds10 oz. can flaky refrigerated biscuits12 crushed Ritz crackers
In large saucepan, combine first 9 ingre-dients. Cook over medium heat untilmixture is hot and bubbly. Pour intoungreased 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Covertop with biscuits that have been pulledinto three or four layers. Brush withmelted butter and sprinkle with almondsand crushed Ritz crackers. Bake 25 to30 minutes until golden brown in 375-degree oven. A family favorite.
Ah, sovereign Lord, you have made theheavens and the earth by your great powerand outstretched arm. Nothing is too hardfor you.
Jeremiah 32:17
Becky Sommerfeld
Peach Pie(Grandmother Gillett’s Favorite)
1/2 stick butter1 cup sugar 2 1/2 Tbsp. flour2 eggs - well beaten1 can peaches-drained and poured into
pie crust1 unbaked pie crust
Mix butter, sugar, flour and eggs together.Place drained peaches into unbaked piecrust and pour mixture over the peaches.Place pie in oven and bake 1 hour at 350degrees.
Do not call to mind the former things, orponder things of the past. Behold, I willdo something new, . . .
Isaih 43:18, 19
Velma Gillett
This cookbook is packed with reci-pes in the following categories: Appe-tizers and Beverages; Salads and Soups;Dressings, Sauces and Other; Vegetablesand Side Dishes; Casseroles and MainDishes; Breakfast Casseroles; Breads,Rolls and Muffins; and Desserts. Youmay purchase a copy of the cookbook bycalling Becky Sommerfeld at 776-8210.You’ll like the recipes and the scripturesand helpful hints.
Church Recipes are sometimes the best
Page 3
Jean Panka gives us information on the
Heron familyPage 11
Toured Port Manateelately?Page 14
Manatee Diagnostic Center opens office in Parrish A new business has selected Parrish as a location for its new-est office – Manatee Diagnostic Center. MDC is located in the Silver Leaf Shopping Center at the corner of Chin Road and Highway 301 North. Its address is 11255 US Highway 301 N, Parrish, FL 34219. They are equidistant from Manatee Hospital and Sun City. The Parrish location was selected for its appearance and availability of parking including handicapped. For residents in this area, conve-nience should be great. Dr. Angus W. Graham, Jr. said that it took them two years to select the best location for them. They have leased the 1,400 square-foot space and can perform Digital Mammography Screening, X-Ray (digital) and Ultrasound. These three procedures are the most frequently asked for ones according to Dr. Graham. Manatee Diagnostic Center was organized in 1985 and purchased by Dr. Angus Graham in 1988. It is located on Riverside Drive next door to Manatee Memorial Hospital in Bradenton. Manatee Diagnostic Center West, located at 2211 60th Street in Bradenton near Blake Hospital opened its doors in
1993. In 1994, the MRI at Manatee Diagnostic Center was added to the complete state-of the-art practice. In 1999, the Open MRI Down-town on Manatee Avenue in Bradenton was added to the services provided by Mana-tee Diagnostic Center, and in 2009, our Parrish office opened its doors. Manatee Diagnostic
Center is committed to the high-est standard of excellence and professionalism, with dedication to quality, protection of patient confidentiality and the ability to provide services by means of contractual or other arrangements to all patients without regard to age, race, creed, color, religion, national origin or handicap. MDC is committed to the high-est standards of professional medi-cal practice. Manatee Diagnostic Center was the first medical imag-ing practice in Manatee County to be fully accredited by the Ameri-can College of Radiology (ACR). They are also FDA approved and ACR accredited in mammography. Their Ultrasound Department is
Please see, Center page18
Shown at their ribbon cutting are Nicole Lynn, Mammographer; Cheryl Semrinec, Ultrasound Supervisor; Connie Kulow, Receptionist; Mrs. Wylene Graham; Davis Graham, Executive Director, CFO; Angus Graham, Jr. M.D., Practice Manager; Denis M. Cavanagh, M.D., Medi-cal Director; Kobee Masiello, Practice Administrator; Nancy Haller, Marketing Director; Amy Cooley, Physician Relations Representative; and Kim Brewer, Physician Relations Representative.
Parrish Village News, Page 2
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Cookie Jordan
FebruaryBlood Drives in the
Parrish area
For more informationor to check out other areas where you can give blood,
check outwww.FBSblood.org
Message from the Editor
W., Palmetto.Thursday, February 5th: 9:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Palmetto Elementary School, 834 7th St. W., Palmetto.Friday, February 6th: 7:30 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., Palmetto High School, 1200 17th St. W., Palmetto.Saturday, February 7th: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Colony Cove West @ Harmony Hall, Hwy 301 N., Ellenton.Sunday, February 8th: 9:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., Ellenton United Methodist Church, 3607 Hwy 301 N., Ellenton.Sunday, February 8th: 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Publix at Parkwood Square, 9005 US Hwy 301 N., Parrish.Sunday, February 8th: 1:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Publix, 1101 8th Ave. W., Palmetto.
Sunday, February 1st: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Wal-Mart, 508 10th St. E., Palmetto.Monday, Monday, February 2nd: 8:00 a.m. – 2:00 p.m., The Gardens, 11300 US Hwy 301 N., Parrish. Monday, February 2nd: 10:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m., Manatee School for the Arts, 700 Haben Blvd., Palmetto. Tuesday, February 3rd: 10:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m., Manatee School for the Arts, 700 Haben Blvd., Palmetto. Tuesday, February 3rd: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Country Lakes Village, 5700 Bayshore Rd., Palmetto. Wednesday, February 4th: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Colony Cove North @ El-lenton Hall, Hwy 301 N., Ellenton.Wednesday, February 4th: 8:00 a.m. - 12:30 p.m., ITW Military, 11001 Hwy 41 N., Palmetto.Wednesday, February 4th: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., City of Palmetto, 516 8th Ave.
Monday, February 9th: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Piney Point MHP, 8600 US 41 N., Palmetto.Tuesday, February 10th: 8:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m., Leisure Lake, 3003 US 41 N., Palmetto.Wednesday, February 11th: 8:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m., Port Manatee, 300 Regal Cruise Way, Palmetto.Wednesday, February 11th: 1:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m., Sheriffs’ Training Facility/Cen-tral Jail, 14470 Harlee Rd., Palmetto.Friday, February 13th: 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m., Terra Ceia Bay, 2802 Terra Ceia Bay Blvd., Palmetto.Friday, February 13th: 1:00 p.m. – 6:00 p.m., Wal-Mart, 508 10th St. E., Palmetto.Saturday, February 14th: 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m., Winterset RV Park, 8515 US 41 N, Palmetto.
Lots of things are happening in Parrish! If you drive through Parrish on Highway 301, you’ll notice that the Community Center (Old School House) is steadily moving along toward completion. It looks like the end of March is still the completion date with a Grand Opening planned for sometime in May. It’s almost ready for drywall and the building is shaping up nicely. Iris McClain and her committee are working on the decorations for the inside of the building which will include photographs of Parrish residents, historical memorabilia from some of the older families in Parrish and numerous other items of historical value. She is even working on the completion of several video produc-tions with the help of METV that will be shown on television as well as at the Center.
As the year begins, the Manatee County YMCA Parrish Branch looks to build from the past year. One of the most successful programs has been the summer youth camp. The YMCA stepped in during the summer of 2007 to sustain a camp that the Parrish Civic Association had begun. The YMCA held the camp at the Parrish Untied Methodist Church with 70 children. This past year the YMCA was invited to hold the camp at Williams Elemen-tary School. The camp averaged over 110 children per week and over 170 individual children were registered. The YMCA also gave over $11,500 in scholarships to various children who
New businesses are coming to the area. Manatee Diagnostic Center has opened in the Silver Leaf Shopping Center at the corner of Chin Road and Highway 301. A bigger Publix has opened in the Parkwood Shopping Center where Albertson’s used to be located. 5th 3rd Bank has opened in the Silver leaf Shopping center as well as Century Bank. Part of the plan for the community is to interest businesses in coming to the Par-rish area for the convenience of the residents as well as alleviate some of the traffic problems necessitated by having to drive so far to reach the desired services. The Florida Railroad Museum has some excellent events planned for February, March and April. Plans are underway to bring a sewer system to Parrish and the widening of Highway 301 through
the Village is in process. The Parrish Civic Association has begun its Membership Drive for 2009. You can read about on page 22 of this publication. There is also a membership form you can clip out and mail in with your an-nual dues. Please join your friends and neighbors and plan to attend the Parrish Civic Association func-tions. The next meeting will be in March 2009. Watch for news about it in the March edition of this paper. If you would like to participate in any of the activities going on in the Parrish Civic Association, please send an email to [email protected]. We have Heri-tage Day coming up in March and the Grand opening of the new Community Center in May. The Association can always use an extra hand.
attended the camp. The YMCA is able to provide such scholarships to those in need through their Community Schol-
arship Campaign. The Parrish YMCA is pleased to announce their first donation of the year from the River Wil-derness
Charitable Foundation of $5,000. This money will go towards scholarships for
the 2009 Youth Summer Camp. The Parrish YMCA has a goal of $35,000 for the 2009 Community Scholar-ship Campaign. Donations will go to provide scholarships for camp, sports, aerobic classes and memberships to the YMCA for the community center open-ing in May 2009. For more information on the Parrish YMCA or how you can support the 2009 Community Scholarship Cam-paign, contact Todd Clark, 941-776-0554 or [email protected]. For more information on YMCA program in the Parrish area please check our website at www.mana-teeymca.org or call 941-776-0554 or email us, [email protected].
River Wilderness Charitable Foundationhelps send kids to YMCA Summer Camp
Parrish Village News, Page 3
Cooking with CookieCooking with CookieCooking with CookieCooking with CookieCooking with CookieCookie Jordan
A new church cookbook is out!
Through the years, I have found thatthe very best recipes come from friendsand from church or organization-pub-lished cookbooks. A new one has justcome out that’s very good -- “LookWhat’s Cooking at First Baptist Churchof Gillette.”
When I receive a new cookbook, Ialways “read” through it, looking at eachrecipe and oftentimes marking the reci-pes that i want to try. This cookbook hasmany marked pages! I think you mightlike some that I have selected and alsoam including the names of those ladiesthat submitted them.
One other interesting thing about thiscookbook is that attached to each recipeis a Bible verse bringing inspiration anda message to the cook.
Corn Bread Salad1 pkg. Corn Bread Mix (baked)1/2 cup sweet pickle relish1/2 cup mayo salad dressing3 med. tomoatoes chopped6 slices bacon cooked and crumbled1/2 cup pickle juice
Mix all together. Place in refrigerator andlet chill.
Virginia Fletcher
Spanish Rice1/2 cup uncooked rice3 1/2 Tbsp. butter3 chopped onions2 Tbsp. chopped green pepper1/2 tsp. sage1/4 tsp. salt1 1/2 Tbsp. flour1 1/2 cups tomato pulp
Saute rice to a light brown in 1 Tbsp. but-ter. Add 1 1/2 cups of hot water. Boiluntil dry. Cover and steam slowly for 10minutes. Put remaining butter, onions,pepper, sage and salt in another pan andbrown lightly. Add flour and 1/2 cup oftomato pulp. Blend well. Add remain-ing pulp and boil for 5 minutes. Pour overrice. Let steam until sauce has desiredconsistency.
Serves 6.
Continue earnestly in prayer, being vigi-lant in it with thanksgiving.
Colossians 4:2
Lucille Sellars
Chicken Casserole1 cooked chicken or 3 chicken
breasts (diced or chopped)1 can cream of mushroom soup8 oz. can sliced water chesnuts, drained2/3 cup mayonnaise2/3 cup sour cream1/2 cup chopped onions
1/2 cup chopped celery1 can sliced mushrooms2/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese, sharp4 Tbsp. butter1/2 cup slivered almonds10 oz. can flaky refrigerated biscuits12 crushed Ritz crackers
In large saucepan, combine first 9 ingre-dients. Cook over medium heat untilmixture is hot and bubbly. Pour intoungreased 9 x 13 inch baking dish. Covertop with biscuits that have been pulledinto three or four layers. Brush withmelted butter and sprinkle with almondsand crushed Ritz crackers. Bake 25 to30 minutes until golden brown in 375-degree oven. A family favorite.
Ah, sovereign Lord, you have made theheavens and the earth by your great powerand outstretched arm. Nothing is too hardfor you.
Jeremiah 32:17
Becky Sommerfeld
Peach Pie(Grandmother Gillett’s Favorite)
1/2 stick butter1 cup sugar 2 1/2 Tbsp. flour2 eggs - well beaten1 can peaches-drained and poured into
pie crust1 unbaked pie crust
Mix butter, sugar, flour and eggs together.Place drained peaches into unbaked piecrust and pour mixture over the peaches.Place pie in oven and bake 1 hour at 350degrees.
Do not call to mind the former things, orponder things of the past. Behold, I willdo something new, . . .
Isaih 43:18, 19
Velma Gillett
This cookbook is packed with reci-pes in the following categories: Appe-tizers and Beverages; Salads and Soups;Dressings, Sauces and Other; Vegetablesand Side Dishes; Casseroles and MainDishes; Breakfast Casseroles; Breads,Rolls and Muffins; and Desserts. Youmay purchase a copy of the cookbook bycalling Becky Sommerfeld at 776-8210.You’ll like the recipes and the scripturesand helpful hints.
Parrish Village News, PAGE 4
Windows and doors Bill Straitwell
These are some of the memories I have of when I was growing up. I write them down and share them with my family. I urge you, the reader to do the same – for your children, for your grandchildren, for posterity. How else will they know? Recently I was sitting on my lanai and I listened as the wind whistled through the screen. The sound reminded me of my youth and of growing up in a two story wooden-sided farm house in western Pennsylvania. I was reminded of the wind whistling through the window of the “boys” bedroom, an average sized room that housed four of us boys. Now I know why my oldest brother moved out and joined the Navy when he turned 17. After WWII, my father bought a set of war surplus bunk beds. I don’t know how he went about purchasing them, but I do remem-ber his saying he had to go to the train station to pick them up. So in-stead of beds spreading wide, they spread up. I was usually on the top bunk and I often stared out the one window in the room, watching the trees in the distance. I have so many memories of that window. The counterweights that would have kept the window up were long gone, and the window seemed so heavy to push up, a task which was easy for my older brothers. There were a couple of holes drilled into the frame and you could lift the window and place a nail in one of the holes to keep it up. In the wintertime, the wind would howl and frequently snow flakes would enter around the sides of it. Never enough to pile up, but enough to let you know it didn’t seal well. But with the coal furnace in the basement blowing warm air into the room, you didn’t mind the draft. In the summertime, there were often times when it was so hot. No, not like the hot down here, but hot none the less. I would lie in bed and sweat would run off me. We had an old three-speed fan in the room, and to me it sounded like an airplane. Many of you have seen fans like this; you could literally put your hand into it if you weren’t careful. Crickets would sing to each other late at night. That was such a beautiful sound. Hoot owls would call each other. On a still night, when the sky was overcast, you could hear the sound of the main line train tracks and often hear the “moan” of a steam engine as it passed through. There were a couple of side tracks near that area and you could hear the various whistles they used to communicate. Some were two or three short sounds, and some, when a train was approach-ing a crossing were two longs, one short and one long. I used to know the meaning of all of the sounds. I loved listening to the small Silvertone radio in my room, especially at the top of the hour, because I had a hobby of trying to find the most distant radio station. Natu-rally, I could get WCKY, Cincinnati, Ohio, and WWVA, Wheeling, West Virginia. They were powerful stations. Back then, many local stations would cease to broadcast at 6:00 p.m., allowing the more powerful stations to fill the air waves. Each station, just before it ceased, broadcasting would play the National Anthem. Well, I couldn’t be satisfied with hearing from stations everyone else could hear, so I “invented” a special antenna
and attached it to the small built in antenna inside the radio. That was one of my earlier electrical lessons, as one time when I was holding the radio on the window sill; I stuck the wires of my invention to an electrified point inside the radio and got the snot knocked out of me. I think anyone within a ten mile distance heard my “call sign.” I vividly remember that lesson. My next older brother liked to build model airplanes and finally obtained a motor for one, a model with a four foot wing span. All of us that could gathered around that win-dow, as he held the fuselage out the window and reattached
the wings. After a while, he got the engine started. In de-fense of my brother, I must interject here that we lived in hilly country and there were no flat areas from which to fly a model airplane. This seemed the most likely way to get it aloft. With the motor roaring, he let it fly, and off it went! What a beautiful sight! That thing flew at least 300 yards before it hit the top of a tree and fell to the ground. We all cheered so! It
didn’t take much to make a country boy happy. Those are the memories I have of that window. Here are some memories of various doors around our house. I remember our barn, a weather beaten building that housed our car. I would guess it was built in the early 1900s, although the original part of our house was built before the Civil War. The barn had two stories and a base-ment, where there was a trough for feeding farm animals. The steps leading down to it were made from large, wide hand cut sandstones. There was a door at the bottom of these outside steps and this particular door must have weighed a ton. At least that was my view as a young boy.
It had warped or settled over the years and it stood just half way open. It was large enough for a person to get through, but it was never going to be opened all the way. Not by me
anyhow. Along one side of the basement wall was one small stone which, when removed, revealed a wooden spigot. The spigot was attached to a buried wooden barrel, hidden from view from the main level of the barn. Previous owners were moonshiners and had barrels hidden all over our property. On the main floor were two large door openings, void of any doors. A door at the back of the building was nailed shut, but there were enough boards missing in the building that one could get out from any direction. In that first floor, we kept two of my father’s hunting Beagles: Mutt and Jeff. So long ago! A wide stairway led to the upstairs of the barn and on that floor were several old Sears-Roebuck catalogs. In the books were many “Army” toys I yearned for. A set of double doors opened from one side, and when they were open you could view our field. We allowed local farmers to use the field for planting soybeans, corn or wheat. Eventu-ally the field was turned into a large yard. Before the yard though, Dad put up a backstop exactly 100 yards from those two barn doors. He fashioned a bench rest for rifles and he sighted in many a rifle for other people. Dad had a small workshop and he also did a lot of gun work in it, hand checkering the stocks, etc. His specialty though was install-ing “hair” triggers on rifles. He was known far and wide for his skill in this area. So, from the bench by those two barn doors, probably thousands and thousands of bullets flew as guns were sighted in. Now, you might think of Dad as extreme for his love of guns – he had probably 30 rifles in racks in the living and dining rooms in our house. But, this was in the 1940s and 50s and this was deer country. Another door I remember was that to the “toy room.” This was the door to a closet under the steps that led to the second floor of the house. So it had a tapered ceiling. The door was probably constructed of walnut, as most of the house doors and trim were. I just remember of it being heavy. It had a keyhole in it, and many times I looked through it to see if I could get out of that tiny room, because unfortunately, many times my older siblings would lock my younger brother and me into that small area, just for fun. Fun for them, but not for us. The kitchen door leading to the back porch of our house had “Dutch” doors, that is, the door was split half way up, so that the top could be opened without the bottom be-ing opened, a good thing probably for mothers with a lot of children. Like our family. The screen door was one of those fancy ones with fancy woodwork in its construction. The screen though, was in bad condition, necessitating those sticky fly catchers which we hung from the ceilings. I’m sure Dad got tired of rescreening that door. It had a long spring attached to it horizontally and when it shut, it shut with a bang. Then there was the coal door, a small door about two feet square. There was many a load of coal shoveled down that door. The last door that was memorable to me was that which led to the basement from the outside. There were two large, nearly horizontal doors designed so that one had to be opened before the other could open. They were so heavy for a kid! When they were opened, they led to a stone stair-way, through which we gained entry to the basement. The basement was a soggy place and many times it was flooded. In that damp room was the coal stove, which heated our house. Above it hung a single light bulb. How I remember that light fixture – if you weren’t careful, you would get a terrible shock because part of the porcelain was missing from the twist knob. I got mine a couple of times. Another lesson in electricity. I hope you have enjoyed this short story. It’s funny how the sound of the wind through a screened lanai can conjure up so many memories.
Parrish Village News, Page 5Book ReviewBarbara Curtin
“The Good, Good Pig” by Sy Montgomery
Sy Montgomery is a naturalist who studies wild animals by living with them in their natural habitats for months at a time. Among other places, she has traveled to India to research man-eating tigers; she has swum among eels and piranhas studying dolphins in the Amazon River of Brazil and Peru; she has been chased by gorillas in Zaire and orangutans in Borneo. In Manitoba, she worked in a pit of thousands of snakes, and in Costa Rica, she was bitten by a vampire bat. All in all, Sy Montgomery has always felt more comfortable with animals than people. Her writings are about rare animals and for-eign cultures. Her early books are “Journey of the Pink Dolphins,” “Spell of the Tiger,” and “Search for the Golden Moon Bear.” Her lifetime heroine is Jane Goodall whom she discovered in the pages of National Geographic. Her second major role model in life is Howard Mansfield, now her hus- band. Mansfield is “simply a breathtak-ing writer” and has had significant literary influence on Montgomery. “The Good, Good Pig” is clearly a departure from Sy Montgomery’s normal milieu. As she chronicles the life of Christopher Hogwood, their pet pig, Montgomery also writes about her own life in New Hampshire farm country. She tells how this pig brought comfort joy and love into her life. Ad- ditionally, she explains how he expanded their interspecies family to include children, new neighbors, and multiple members of the broader community. Always animal advocates, Sy and husband Howard agreed to adopt an ailing and unwanted runt pig from a litter belonging to their hippie farmer neighbors. The piglet had black and white spots, enormous ears, and a black patch over one eye. He came home with them in a shoebox. They named him Christopher Hogwood in honor of a musicologist whom they admired. Soon Christopher Hogwood recovered and started gaining weight. And Sy began asking questions. How long does a pig live and how big does he become? The answers were a distressing unknown. The average pig lives just 6 months before being slaughtered and weighs 200 to 300 pounds. Even breeding pigs live only 3 or so years and reach 300 to 400 pounds before being s l a u g h t e r e d . Christopher H o g w o o d would be a trailblazer. He would live 14 years and reach 750 pounds when he died. It took a backhoe to dig his grave and a crane to lift him into it. AND, he had developed an entire commu- nity of friends – including his namesake the musicologist. “The Good, Good Pig” is Christopher Hogwood’s life adventure story. It is also a love story. Among the discussions of feed-ing, housing, grooming, and attempting to confine C h r i s t o p h e r Hogwood to their farm, Montgomery tells us her own life story: that of being estranged from her parents due to their refusal to accept her Jewish husband; that of losing both her parents and accepting them and their love despite their viewpoints; that of recovery and building her own family/community with the help of Christopher. She also tells of the lessons learned by caring for Christopher Hogwood – lessons of self-acceptance, the meaning of family, the value of community, and the pleasures of sweet life on Earth. Christopher was a soul of pure love and pleasure. “He loved company. He loved good food (his slops). He loved the warm summer sun and warm soapy baths. He loved his adventurous escapes into town. He loved his life, and he showed us how to relish the abundance of it.” “The Good, Good Pig celebrates Christopher Hogwood as Christopher celebrated life itself – all 14 years of it with pure love and joy. ” Go read “The Good, Good Pig” just for your own fun and joy.
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Drugstores . . . there’re plenty in our neighborhood It’s hard to believe with all the money at the disposal of pharmaceutical companies, no one knows how we catch a cold, pre-vent a cold or cure a cold! There are many wives’ tales we ponder, but no one really knows. Maybe we should take some guy, sick as a dog and throw him in a room with a healthy, active, vitamin popper and then do the same thing with another couple who shake hands upon meeting and see who gets sick first. Add more people who share a sandwich and just ascertain the reactions of fevers and coughing. Then, give several antibiotics to some and the rest Zicam and huge doses of Vitamin C. Start analyzing this stuff instead of why alligators only mate in the spring and other odd studies tax money pays for. It’s time to start setting some priorities on what companies are do-ing with their grants and profits. How did we ever get to the place where our retirement funds are going straight to x number of pharmaceutical companies in x number of countries via x number of insur-ance companies and totally naive Medicare. What would the makers of Nyquil do if we simply stopped shaking hands and greeted each other like the Indians did? “How,” of course, raising one’s right hand is very close to promising not to lie. On the heels of my FDA article, I met a neighbor who is known as a Compounding Pharmacist, Rudolf Prinz. He is one of few, where you can take him a prescription for a higher dose of muscle relaxant and he could conjure it up. He probably won’t, but he could! It is a huge subject, but I got some interesting information from him. If you go back over 100 years ago, that’s when the Feds got involved prohibiting the interstate transport of not pure foods and drugs. They were attempting some control.
It seems China missed that one. We are beginning to realize our overseas imports of food are uncontrollable but what about the medicines? Rudy, as he is called, says in China there are 400 manufactures of pills that go worldwide. They actually got in four to critique. In 1951 the Durham-Humphrey Amend-ment two classes of products were created:
prescription and over the counter. It was ten years before the law said products had to have scientific proof they worked. In 1994, an act was made making herbals officially dietary supplements, therefore, not in either class. They also would not get any stamp of approval by the FDA and, in fact, were in for the fight of their lives by “some” who wanted more control and study on natural ways to healing. The Dr Frankensteins and Ponzi MLM’S had made it hard on every-
one. But if large corporations are cutting blood thinners and other food stuffs and we haven’t the manpower in FDA to check it all out, what’s the answer? One of the wars is over advertising claims. A drug is a drug only if you have proven it can do something. Even with all the testing herbal companies do, they aren’t allowed to say their pills will work. It’s odd that prescrip-
tion and over the counter drugs can make claims like “shorten your cold,” “give you energy,” “lose weight,” but supplements cannot. Also, in the area is another neighbor who owns a GNC store and swears by their ethics that products are pure and not synthetic. They are tested on a regular basis
and they can prove scientifically they do what they are not al-lowed to claim they will do. As patents on different meds have expired, we now have
the confusion of a whole other type of pill: the generic. And if they are the same ingre-dients, why do they cost so much less? So with Rudy and a tape recorder in hand I tried to make sense of who to trust, brand name or generic. Also why do the local drugstores carry different versions of the same pill. Does Publix have an Ambien generic that works better than the two Target offers? Why do Walgreen’s and CVS carry only one choice which are the same generic Ambien and smaller? Could one work bet-ter than the other? And if you’re traveling Walmart has Eqate sleeping pills that work fine as long as you split them in half. If you take more than 15mgs (the caps come in 50mg), you’ll land after the plane does. Rudy retired to this area after selling his last company which was involved nation-ally with the making and testing of respira-tory products. If you want to know why an inhaler cost $200.00, it’s because the gas in them was deemed part of the ozone problem and the government gave them two years to change their dispensers as of Janu-ary 1st. In our talk I kept coming back to the use of generics. Rudy said just ask the pharmacist if the pill is listed in the orange book as an A or AB. Well, that solved that! But then how do we know if let’s say every 20 pills in my bottle are good ones and the other ten are cut. Read any blog and
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Home is where the heart is . . . or so the saying goes
We’ve all seen the Hallmark movies per-sonifying a love that conquers all obstacles, two-hour stories featuring extraordi-nary people doing extraordinary things. Usually by the end of the movie I’m grabbing a tissue and feeling pretty good about human nature. If only it were that easy in real life . . . I’m sure these little vignettes are of little comfort to our friends and neighbors experiencing the worst of the current financial mess. Never have we known so many people being displaced through no fault of their own. For them, a happy-ending seems very far away. Many are forced to sell a home that is filled with pictures of happier times. As a real estate agent, one of my jobs is to help sellers take the emotion out of the sales process. It may sound cold, but our true job is to list and sell houses. To us your home is a structure that we can easily compare to other houses in your neighborhood. We
sell houses to people that will make them their homes. However, that’s not the whole story, is it? Ask almost any seller to describe their house and you’ll hear what sounds like a love affair. It isn’t unusual for a seller to gush about the amenities, simple as some may be. A few will become teary-eyed about their own handiwork, carpentry, cabinet making, faux painting, murals and more. They point to homemade valances and hand-painted ceiling fans that they couldn’t possibly leave behind. Their home is cleaner; their garage is more organized; and their flowers bloom more often than anyone else’s in the neighborhood. I get it. I understand this. I love my home; I really, really love my home. The location is great; the view is in-credible; my neighbors are wonderful; and the house itself has the perfect floor plan for our lifestyle. Looking back, I remember the look on the faces of my husband and my kids the first time they saw the house. It was old and
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decorating dilemmasKathy Bennett
Times are tight right now, and many of us are looking for ways to inexpensively change the look of our homes. I’ve written about paint, storage, furniture layout, bathrooms, and various other decorating projects – not quite know-ing what information YOU really want. So, I would like to begin a “Dear KB” section where you can ask specific questions relative to the decorating, paint, or other design dilemmas that you may have. Since I don’t have questions yet for this month, I’ll just make some up based on my observations from previous clients! Hopefully, you will call or email me your questions to be answered in future columns.Dear KB: I live in an older home that has cracked and damaged walls, and I would like some ideas on how to conceal the imperfections. What suggestions do you have?
Concerned, Yet Crafty Homeowner
Dear Crafty Homeowner: If your walls are cracked or damaged, assess the area carefully to determine whether you need to correctly patch before proceeding further. Make sure there is no water damage! If it’s just cracked or peeling, scrape out the loose stuff and using a trowel, skim on some joint compound over the surface. Let that dry, sand off the ridges and use a primer-sealer such as Kilz (water-based is fine) over those areas before proceeding. Depending on the extent of the imperfection, some of the ideas below may do the trick without having to patch first. If you want just straight painting, make sure to use a fairly flat sheen as imperfections are more noticeable with higher sheens such as satin and semi gloss. If you would like to add style or personality to conceal your imperfect wall, here are some ideas:
1) Apply an allover pattern by stenciling, hand paint-ing, or wallpapering. 2) Strategically place mirrors, plants, furniture or art-work over the area. 3) Create an aged look by troweling a textured plaster
over the entire wall. 4) Cover the entire area with fabric by either hanging or upholstering. 5) Apply beadboard, paneling or drywall. 6) Hang a large tapes-try over the area. Experiment a little! If you’ve always wanted to try a decorative paint treat-ment, use that imperfect wall as your canvas – and if you don’t like it after-ward – just repaint it! Your creation may not ultimately stay, but at least you’ve had a chance to dabble in something new. I know you can do it. Dear KB:There are so many colors of paint – how do I choose the right color for my rooms?
Pondering Paint in Parrish
Dear Pondering: Selecting the right shade of a color can be difficult for some. And, each one of us might see color a bit differently. So, when selecting the color, keep in mind that the shade selected helps to set the mood or style of a room. In most cases, wall colors are selected to serve as a beautiful backdrop in which to display your furnishings. Did you realize that the color of the walls can affect how you feel? Oftentimes,
I see puzzled patrons in Lowes or Home Depot looking at colors that SHOULD NOT be on the walls! Just because they can mix it up doesn’t mean you should use it on a wall! For example, if you are looking for a paint color to co-ordinate with a bright pink print fabric for your daughter‘s room, it doesn’t necessarily mean that the wall color has to be exactly the same bright pink. And then, after it’s painted on four walls, it bounces off from itself and creates more color intensity! Instead, look for the lighter versions of that pink on the paint chart, or perhaps pull out one other color that is in the print and do a lighter shade of that. Also, consider the mood you are trying to create. Bright colors create the feeling of energy while pale colors create more calm. Deep colors can be used in dens to create a cozy, library feel that compliments the wood bookcases. If the room gets a heavy dose of sun, consider using blue or
green to “cool off” the feel of the room. Consequently, if the room doesn’t get any sunlight, using warmer colors such as soft yellow, coral, and the like will keep it from feel-ing cold and unwelcoming. Finally, if all else fails, and you can’t decide what color you want . . . I can’t believe I’m going to say this . . . paint the walls a neutral tan or beige. When selecting a beige, keep in mind that it can have more of a warm or cool
undertone, and you might not see it until it’s on the wall. If you are unsure, perhaps you should choose something that has equal amounts of both . . . or call a professional to help!
Hopefully I’ve given a sample of some decorating dilem-mas that I’ve observed in my profession and it has helped you in some way. Please feel free to write or call if you need help and I’ll do the best I can to inspire you to try something new!Kathy Bennett is an Artist & Designer who owns KB Concepts, a decorative paint and interior décor company. You can contact her at [email protected] or call 941-201-2655.
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Personalized pest control service makes PROEX different
Mike Altland has been in the pest control business for over twenty years. In 1983, he transferred to Florida, with a national pest control company where he learned most everything there was to know about pest control in the Florida environment. He and his staff have treated the homes of many high profile persons including Donald Trump, the Kennedys, Jackie Gleason, Sophia Loren, John Lennon, and the BeeGees. So, he well knows how to provide the personal treatment and demanding service that is called for in some situations. After retiring from the national company in 2003, he started PROEX Pest Control -- something he had wanted to do since childhood. (Mike tells us he had an extensive collection of butterflies and insects housed in glass boxes when he was a kid and was fascinated with insects.) His philosophy is relatively simple, however: take the time to inspect each home carefully, strive for perfection, and take the time to ensure that each customer is satisfied. Mike isn’t trying to make the usual 10 to 15 house calls per day as most national concerns demand of their workers. He would rather make fewer calls and “spend the time to do the job right.” What that nets out to in Mike’s words is “Guaranteed same day service, spending the time necessary to understand each individual situation, and not becoming a cookie cutter operation.” Mike performs all the work himself. He is certified, licensed, and insured in Florida to perform Pest Control and Termite Control, including Fumigation and is also University certi-fied with Texas A & M for Termite Biology and Control with another certification from Purdue University for Pest Control Technology. He says the most predominate problem in our area is ants; however, the most devastation in a person’s home comes from the damage of termites. He quoted that almost $2 billion damage is done country wide by termites each year. The significant point he made is that maintenance is a MUST. In the tropical areas of southwest Florida, a home owner cannot let up on preventative measures. He says the more time he spends inspecting, the less amount of pesticides are needed to control pests. He has limited his service to Manatee County so he can respond quickly to customer calls. Most of the service he performs is on the outside of the house where the problems usually originate. He said, “If you minimize the amount of outside pest activity, the inside of your home will naturally have less problems.” What really makes his service different is the inspection of lesser utilized areas where homeowners do not frequent such as attics. Sometimes pests can start in these areas and, if un-checked, can spread throughout the house. Mike often spends two hours carefully checking a home on his first call for service. Mike says his prices are extremely competitive and his goal is “to be known for custom-ers saying, ‘That’s the best pest control service I’ve ever had.’”
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It’s your environmentJeanne Panka
Among the most common birds in Florida are the members of the Heron family, the family Ardeidae. This family includes all the herons and egrets. We are fortunate to be able to see these birds every day as they hunt for food along the water’s edge. Their slender necks, long legs, and pointed bills help them wade in the water and strike at unsuspecting fish, frogs, or crabs. The com-mon “S” shape of their neck allows for a coiling, springing action which increases the speed at which they can attack their prey, much like a snake. Standing patiently, gaz-ing into the water with fierce concentration, herons and egrets are a model for endurance and persistence. The largest family member is the Great Blue Heron. Standing four feet tall with a wingspan of almost six feet, they can weigh up to eight pounds and can live over 20 years. They not only eat aquatic animals, but have also been seen eating birds, rodents, and lizards. Although they are solitary birds while feeding, they do nest in large colonies. Almost as large as the Great Blue Heron is the Great Egret, which can also live over 20 years. This large, white bird can stand over three feet tall with a wingspan of about 4 ½ feet. With a yellowish bill and dark legs, it may de-
velop a light blue patch at the base of its bill during breeding season. A Great Egret can be seen eating small reptiles, frogs, crusta-ceans, fish, young birds, small mammals, bugs and worms. Their egg-laying strategies are similar to the Great Blue Heron. Three to five eggs are laid over a five-day period. The eggs are turned about every 1-2 hours and hatch in about 29 days. While most birds feed partially digested food directly into the gap-ing mouths of the chicks, these parents regurgitate the food into the bottom of the nest two to five times
a day. The strongest and most aggressive chick domi-nates the others by gobbling up the food and pecking the weaker birds. Of the three to five chicks that hatch, usually only one survives. (This is truly a natu-ral example of survival of the fittest!) Survival rates increase with abundant food supplies and mild weather. My favorite Ardeidae family member is the Snowy Egret. Standing two feet tall with white feathers, black bill and legs, they have beautiful bright yellow feet. These agile birds often feed by
sprinting through shallow water, chasing schools of minnows and shrimp. This often attracts other birds that come to
join in the feast. They have been known to attract fish by using their wiggling, yellow toes as bait! According to eNature, there
is evidence that Snowy Egrets cannot recognize one another except in the nest. Even there, a bird arriving to relieve its mate must perform an elabo-rate greeting dance in order to avoid being attacked as an intruder. During breeding season, Snowy Egrets develop beautiful long plumage, which unfortunately almost led to their demise in the early 1900s when the feath-
ers were considered quite fashionable. Thanks to being protected now, their numbers have increased. Two birds which are easily confused are the Little Blue Heron and the Tricolored Heron, formerly known as the Louisiana Heron. Both are about two feet tall with slate blue feathers, but the Louisiana Heron has some white feathers on its breast and a white line down its neck. The Little Blue has a gray bill with a black tip; it looks as if it has dipped its bill in an ink-well! It will eat fish, amphibians, crusta-ceans, insects and reptiles. It stands quietly by the water’s edge, waiting for its prey, than grabs it with its pointed bill. Both
parents help to build the nest, a few feet off the ground in a bush or tree. The three to five chicks are fed regurgitated food by both parents. The Little Blue Heron has a lifespan of about seven years. The Tri-colored Heron will also lay 3-5 eggs, but the chicks hatch over a several day period, giving the first chick to hatch an advantage over the others. The parents bring food and allow the chicks to forage for food in and around the nest. The Tricolored Heron is considered to be a bio logical indicator,
which determines if other species in the habitat are healthy or in danger due to environmental con-ditions. In the wild, it may live up to 17 years. There are 59 species in the Heron family worldwide, and over 20% of them are endangered. While hunting them for their feathers was the main cause in the
past, currently they are in trouble due to habitat destruction. All herons rely on water, and they prefer to place their nests close to the water’s edge when rearing the chicks. Draining and log-ging of fragile wetlands have reduced the areas they require for nesting and feeding.
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Live to be 100 – 120Clara Parker
“Knowledge is Power, Knowledge of Health Greater Power,” J. H. Tilden, PhD.Magic Moments – We have approached the beginning of a New Year and, I’m wonder-ing, looking back, how many Magic Mo-ments happened to me? How about you? What’s a magic moment? Well, it’s hard to explain, but when you feel there’s a warm glow around your heart, or a tingle in the pit of your stomach, or when you have that urge to giggle or just plain laugh out loud, or when you shed a tear of joy. Yea! That is what it feels like! Your heart swells a little. Some of my Magic Mo-ments were: When I took my grandson and friends to the Park and their sheer joy when their feet hit the ground and they took off running, excited beyond belief over the games they could now play. When a squirrel ran up to me and sat on its hind leg, with his tail like a question mark, and its little paw waiting for the nut he was certain I had for him. When I walk out on the balcony and witness one of Florida’s most beauti-ful sunsets. When my son stops by and sits and chats for a while, instead of taking off to finish his busy day. When I get an e-mail from my daughter saying “Hi!” How are you?” When I hear a song of long ago, sung by someone now gone, that brings back lovely memories. When my grandson’s face lights up when he sees me and throws his arms around me and says, “I love you .” Wow! When I see the smiles on the faces of my friends and neighbors as I get on the elevator. When, oh yes! When I’m dancing! What a beautiful gift – to be able to dance and dance and dance! When we sing songs of happiness and praise in church . . . especially “Amazing Grace!” When I
hear someone who has been ill is now well. When someone I know has been torn with trouble and grief has passed through the worst of it and is now better able to cope and renew . . . start over. When I meet a new person and know that he/she will be a beautiful friend. When my friend arrives home safely . . . all smiles . . . from a visit with her son who just returned home from the War. Such happiness! And, now, when the Christmas Cards started arriving from friends of long ago. This could go on, but, no. I wasn’t taught how to recognize these
moments . . . just sort of searched them out for myself . . . a happi-ness survival thing, that I practice and appreciate. Some people seem immune to the charm of the happy moments around them. I feel sadder for them than they could ever feel for themselves. I know a few who could stand smack in the middle of a magic moment and never even notice. On a walk,
some trees seem to stand out and speak to me, “Look how gloriously beautiful I am!” You have to be completely present to have a magic moment. Only then can you have the presence of mind to understand what an act of trust it is for an animal to become completely vulnerable in your pres-ence. This time of year try to be more open to noticing the magic moments. I invite you to really drink in the sights and sounds. Can you really feel the softness of the hand you’re holding? Can you feel the love and care that went into the meal you’re eating? How wonderful does it feel to be some-where warm and twinkling when it’s late and you’re weary? Wishing you and yours many magic moments this New Year. Be Thankful, Be Happy! 941-727-7416.
Ellenton – Parrish Lions Club inducts six new members
Recently the Ellenton-Parrish Lions Club inducted six new members. Pictured from left to right, Lion President Jim Camb, Secretary Linda Courtright, new Lions Phyllis and John Clancy sponsored by Lions Jim and Nan Camb, Lion Helen Arnold with her guide dog, Troy, with new Lions Wayne and Sharon West, sponsored by Lion Arnold and Lion Courtright, new Lions Sandie and Bart Gass sponsored by Lion Dorothy Neely. PDG Lion Herman Hempel, in the dark suit in the background, led the induction ceremony. The Ellenton-Parrish Lions Club meets on the first and third Mondays at Popi’s Place IV, Ellenton at 6:00 p.m. For more information, please call Lion Phil Courtright, Membership Chairman, at 776-0377.
Friends of Rocky Bluff Library have busy February
Judy Kreiling Lots of exciting things are going on with the Friends of Rocky Bluff Library in Feb-ruary. First of all, the Asolo Repertory The-ater Play Readers will present the 3rd act of Neil Simon’s play The Last of the Red Hot Lovers. Come join us on Thursday, Febru-ary 26th at 3:00 p.m. at the Rocky Bluff Library. The Asolo Repertory Theater Play Readers raise money from its performances to provide subsidized tickets so that more than 7,000 middle and high school students are able attend local theater performances and gain an appreciation of the theater arts. What do 9-12 year olds love? Mystery and adventure! Thanks to a grant received from the River Wilderness Charitable Foun-dation, Friends are offering for the first time a book club for pre-teens – with mystery and history combined! Ann Clayton, Media Specialist at Williams Elementary School, will be leading the book discussions. Ms. Clayton has many years exciting children about learning. In addition to teaching, Ann is a certified trainer of teachers for CRISS and Kagan Learning Strategies – both are national programs focused on engaging students in their own learning. She is a Na-tional Board Certified Teacher ranking her among the top 10% of teachers nationally. In addition to her credentials as a teacher, media specialist, and parent, she loves chil-dren and they love her.
Ms. Clayton has selected book one from what will be a ten book series of 39 Clues; books one and two are already available and book three will be out March 3. Book one, The Maze of Bones by Rick Riordan, is a combination of mystery, history, and adventure. Both boys and girls are attracted to this genre. The characters are children so participants in the book group will identify with them. A sister and brother set out to solve the clues from their grandmother and . . . well, 9-12 year olds will just have to come to the library and join the group to find out what happens. The book group will last for six weeks and will begin at a time TBA. If children participate for the entire series, Friends will donate the book to them to keep. So that everyone can take part in the discussion, the number of participants will be limited to18. We are trying to whet your appetite for this book discussion group and we will advertise it as soon as the dates are decided. Rocky Bluff Library is located at 7016 US Hwy 301 N in Ellenton at the Ridge-wood Shopping Center. Call 723- 4821 for more information. You also may visit the Friends’ website at: www.FriendsofRockyBluff.org or con-tact us at [email protected]. See you at the library!
The Gardens to holdIndoor Flea Market
There will be the 11th Annual Leo’s Ba-zaar at The Gardens on Saturday, February 7, 2009, from 8:00 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. This is an “Indoor Flea Market.” It will be held at The Gardens Clubhouse on 301 N directly across from the Silver Oaks Shopping Center (Publix). Directions: from I-75 take Exit 224 north on U.S. Highway 301 N. Go past Old Tampa Road and you will see the entrance to The Gardens on the left. There will be hundreds of items, a bake sale, great prices, door prizes, an oppor-tunity to eat Sloppy Joes and BBQ Pulled
Pork Sandwiches. Come for breakfast and stay for lunch.
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Ellenton/Parrish residents“kickoff” their local Relay For Life
The American Cancer Society invites individuals who want to honor cancer survivors (anyone who has been diagnosed with cancer) and caregivers, or pay tribute to those who lost their battle with cancer to join its Relay for Life, scheduled for May 8-9, 2009, at Buffalo Creek Park. The American Cancer Society Relay for Life is an overnight community celebration where individuals and teams camp out, barbecue, dance and take turns walking around a track relay style to raise funds to fight cancer. At nightfall, participants will light hundreds of luminaries around the track in a moving ceremony to honor cancer survivorsas well as friends and family members lost to the disease. The American Cancer Soci-ety Relay for Life represents hope that those lost to cancer will never be forgotten, that those who face cancer will be supported,
and that one day cancer will be eliminated. The Relay for Life of Ellenton/Parrish Kickoff is where anyone: families, caregiv-ers, cancer survivors, schools, companies, etc., get together to “kickoff” the Relay for Life season. Join us to learn how you can make a difference in the fight against cancer right here in Ellenton/Parrish. Whether you are already on a team or would like to join
a team, all are welcome to be a part of this event designed to lay the foundation for the upcoming Relay for Life at Buffalo Creek Park in May 2009. Appetizers will be served and a drawing will be held for some great prizes! This is a no cost event. The “Kickoff Meeting” is scheduled for Saturday, February 7, 2009 from 10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. Please RSVP by February 5, 2009, to Theresa Gilleard at 941-776-5564. The “Kickoff Meeting” will be held at Anytime Fitness, 8332 US 301 N., Parrish 34219. To join Relay for Life of Ellenton/Parrish, sign up on the website at www.relayforlife.org/ellentonparrishfl or call Theresa Gilleard at 941-776-5564 or Elise Aubourg at 941-745-1214 x5805. You may email Elise at [email protected]
Home, continued from page 6in desperate need of a make-over. Do we really have to live here? It took some time, some money and back-breaking work, but my husband and kids are now enjoying the vision. Everyone in the family contributed their ideas and skills to make this our home. I would hate to move. If forced, you’d have to hand me a tissue because I would become just as teary-eyed as my clients do. However, as I reflect on what matters most, I realize what I really love about this home can be found anywhere. If I really think about it, my home is not where my heart is. My heart is where my family is. Life’s journey isn’t about the construc-tion or the location of a house. It is about the feeling that you have when you walk through the front door. The memories I’ve made and the love that we’ve shared are easily packed and moved with us. Real estate agents can only estimate values on structures. The love, the security and the memories that were made in your home are priceless and yours to keep well beyond the sale. If you know someone faced with having to sell their home, give them a hug or write them a quick note of encouragement. Re-mind them where the heart really resides.
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Tour of Port ManateeJeannine Verdier
Looking for something different and unique to do in the area? On a recent gorgeous, cloudless Florida winter day, my hus-band and I enjoyed a fascinating tour of Port Manatee. Port Manatee is located on U.S. 41, three miles north of I-275 in
Palmetto, Florida. Tours operate late Oc-tober to mid May. Tours start at 10:00 a.m. There is no charge for the tours. In 1967, the Florida Legis-lature passed an act that officially created the port. The port was of-ficially dedicated on October 29, 1970. We learned that Port Mana-tee is environ-mentally respon-sible. There are several ecologi-cal and environ-mental projects in progress which were pointed out to us on the tour. The port has a 60-acre bird sanctuary that was cre-ated in the 1960s during the port’s original construction. Since its restoration in 2003, it has attracted more than 120 species of birds, some of which are very rare. We felt privileged to be at the port. Our tour guide referred to the tour as the area’s best kept secret. It is an area of high securi-ty. The port has spent $4 million since 9/11, on security, such as installation of fencing, hi-tech cameras and motion sensors. They have several tenants that ship vari-ous commodities through the port. Our tour guide said that Del Monte is a giant tenant
and they ship more bananas than anything else. The first vessel was the M/V Fermland,
576 feet long which delivered 2,000 tons of Korean plywood to VanPly, Inc. on August 7, 1970. The longest vessel in port was the M/V Chandos which was 849 feet long and delivered 246,387 barrels of Rumania oil to Flori-da Power & Light in June 1986. The wild-
est vessel in port was the M/V Vicki I, 139 feet wide which delivered 400,495 barrels
of number 6 oil for Florida Power& Light on June 5, 1998. The estimated number of full-time Port Manatee Employees is 62. The number of Manatee County jobs sup-ported by Port Manatee is 22,484. And, the Total Annual Economic Impact on Manatee County is $2.3 Billion. Call for reservations, (941)722-6621, well in advance to have the best chance of getting the date that you want. For better views and picture taking, sit in a row that has no vertical bars attached to the seat in front of you. Also, for better views, don’t sit too near the front of the tram.
Workshop and Field Day, Friday, February 10 from 10:00 a.m. till 4:00 p.m.,Crowley Museum and Nature Center The Crowley Museum and Nature Center announces an exciting new workshop on tree-based techniques for diversifying your small farm. This workshop is sponsored by the DOF Forest Stewardship Program and UF/IFAS Extension. Come learn about alternative enterprises such as forest farm-ing, alley cropping with fruit trees, silvopas-tures, wildlife agroecotourism, and much
more. This workshop is designed to provide information especially for small acreage landowners and producers. Reservations are required. More details are available by calling Crowley Museum and Nature Center at 941-322-1000 with your name and email address. We will send you a brochure with more information. Spread the word to your fellow small farmers/associates about this unique workshop of ideas for helping you to increase the profitability and sustainanabil-ity of your small farm with trees.
Nature workshop atCrowley museum
Calendar of events and programs at the Crowley Museum and nature Center
Blacksmithing Demonstration: Saturday, February 7, 10:00 a.m. – 4:00 p.m.Meet Travis Meek, blacksmith for the Crowley Museum and Nature Center. Watch as Travis demonstrates the traditional art of blacksmithing. All questions answered to learn about an important art in our Florida pioneer history. Newly made wares are for sale in the Crowley Gift Shop. Special ordering is available. Call to confirm date of demonstration. Admission $7/Adults, $3/children, free for members and children under 5. RSVP 941-322-1000 or [email protected]. The Crowley Museum and nature Center is located at 16405 Myakka Road, Sarasota 34240. You can also visit their website at www.cmncfl.org.
Women’s Work is Never Done: Monday, February 9, 10:00 a.m. Location: Elsie Quirk Library in EnglewoodOur speaker from Crowley Museum and Nature Center provides a variety of pioneer imple-ments for this educational informal talk that highlights the role of women in Southwest Florida pioneer history. Admission is free.
Nocturnal Walk: Thursday, February 12 at 6:30 p.m.Take a walk along our 2,000 ft boardwalk under the light of the full moon to discover the nightlife of nature. This walk is appropriate for all ages. Program will be led by Naturalist Mark Burrow of Wildlife Services of Florida. Call to confirm date and time. $14 adults, $8 kids, members $7. Reservations and min/max participation required. 941-322-1000 or [email protected]. Crowley Museum and Nature Center, 16405 Myakka Road, Sarasota 34240. You may also find information at their website at www.cmncfl.org.
Boardwalk Nature Tour: Saturday, February 28 at 10:30 a.m. Take a one mile guided nature walk on our 2,000 ft. boardwalk through a rare piece of undisturbed native Florida land and learn about the plants, birds, animals and bugs of five habitats including Pine Flatwoods, Oak Hammock, and the Maple Branch Swamp. The boardwalk ends at our two story observation tower overlooking the Tatum Sawgrass Marsh and the Myakka River. Free with regular admission. Call to confirm date and time. $7/Adults, $3/Children 5-12, Free/Members and ages under 5. Reservations required. 941-322-1000 or [email protected]. Crowley Museum and Nature Center, 16405 Myakka Road, Sarasota 34240 or visit their website at www.cmncfl.org.
Bats n’ Bar-B-Q: Saturday, February 28 at 5:00 p.m.Celebrate the coming of spring with a Bar-B-Q and bat show! This will be the 2nd Annual Bats event which was a huge success last year. Join us for an interesting and informa-tive presentation on “The World of Bats” by Cyndi and George Marks of the Florida Bat Conservancy. The program will include a look at live bats and a slide presentation on bats around the world, illustrating their unusual diversity, unique behaviors and benefits to humans. Watch the demonstration of an echo locator find some bats flying high above Crowley! Bat presentation begins at 6:00 p.m. Call ahead to confirm - date and/or time could change. Admission, $12 adults, $8 children and members includes food and presenta-tion. Reservations required, maximum applies. 941-322-1000 or [email protected]. Crowley Museum and Nature Center, 16405 Myakka Road, Sarasota 34240 or visit their website at www.cmncfl.org.
Port Manatee is Del Monte Produce’s second largest U.S. port facility.
grew to over 200. Outreach Direc-tor Director Todd Clark has been working diligently to offer more programs and make people aware of all the good things the Parrish Branch has to offer area residents. If you would like more information on the programs or if you would like to make a pledge to the Parrish Branch scholarship fund, contact Todd Clark at 776-0554 or call Financial Development Manager Ashley Canesse at 782-0270 ext.
113. These programs provide so much for families in our area. Some of the more popular programs are the Children’s Summer Program which includes games, field trips, swimming, sports and other activi-ties – all supervised by qualified instructors. There also are aero-bics programs, children’s camps throughout winter holiday seasons and children’s programs so that their mothers can take part in other activities such as exercise and aero-bic.
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I wonder how many of the fast food places have taken a culture’s signature food and made it American. Something usually bland they zip up, or visa versa. With my recent outing at El Molcjetes I wasn’t impressed. The décor was unusually impressive, how-ever. Each table and chair had what looked like painstakingly hand-painted pictures representing Old Mexico. Two flat screens were above the bar highlighting the inau-gural celebrations. About 15 late lunchers were scattered about and the one server did her best to keep everyone happy. To get a taco with what I deem the usual, all those sides were extra. So, I got a veg-gie taco that included guacamole, tomato, lettuce and sour cream. I asked for taco meat as my add on. My husband liked his quesadilla except the jalapeños were quickly pushed to one side. If there was extra cheese like I asked for on mine, I didn’t see nor taste it. I was curious what the name meant as I hadn’t figured out how to pro-nounce it the past year driving by. Google had no answer. Turns out El Molcjetes is what they call the bowl the salsa comes in. The restaurant was spotless and peace-ful, but I could imagine on weekend nights it’s quite festive. You either like noisy places or you don’t. I have rarely enjoyed
Mexican unless there is an abundance of that great white cheese they use. Too bad I didn’t have a sauce packet from Taco Bell! However, my mate wants to go back, said he thought it was great. He also told me their food is meant to be bland unless you
want it hot. So there you have it. Where’s that cute little chihuahua? A lot of work went into the decorations and as a family es-tablishment
that simply tried to expand from the former building down the street, maybe the cook didn’t go with them. It just didn’t seem the same as I remembered them from the past. A Subway sits where they use to be. Try it yourself. The lunch prices are about $8.00 a plate. It’s a huge building just north of Goodwill on #301, next to the antique store.
Boy Scouts of America EnvironmentalScience Merit Badge Workshop at Crowley Museum and Nature Center The Crowley Museum and Nature Center offers Boy Scouts the opportunity to earn the Environmental Science Merit Badge by participating in a two day merit badge work-shop. The Environmental Science Badge is one of the badges needed to receive the prestigious Eagle Scout rank. The workshop, scheduled from 9:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. on Saturday February 21 and Saturday March 7, will be led by a certi-fied Boy Scout Merit Badge Counselor and Crowley staff. In order to earn the Environ-mental Science Merit Badge, Boy Scouts must attend both sessions and complete the required assignments. The $40.00 fee includes the Environ-mental Science Merit Badge Book and all workshop materials. Boy Scouts are asked to bring a lunch. Please register early as class size is limited to 24 Boy Scouts. To register for the workshop please call (941) 322-1000, Thursday – Sunday, 10:00 a.m.
- 4:00 p.m. You may either register over the phone with a credit card or send in a personal check made out to “CMNC.” The Center is located at 16405 Myakka Rd., Sarasota, Florida 34240. The Crowley Museum and Nature Center is a private, educational non-profit organiza-tion dedicated to preserving the natural and cultural history of rural Florida. Our pioneer museum and nature center is located on 190 acres of native land adjacent to the Myakka River, designated a Florida Wild and Scenic River, in rural eastern Sarasota County, Florida. Directions to Crowley Museum and Na-ture Center: From I-75 take Fruitville Rd., exit 210 East, until it ends at Myakka-Verna Rd. Turn right onto Myakka Rd. and travel for 2.5 miles to our driveway on the left. For more information contact Marie Brooks at 941-587-0298.
you will find much controversy why some pills work one time and not the next. The familiar names like UpJohn we recognize are now owned overseas. Gee, they won’t need WMDs (Weapons of Mass Destruc-tion). They can just poison us with the meds we buy from them. Or the powdered coffee creamers. The industrial chemi-cal Melamine that helped to hold together those colorful plastic plates at school is in
more things we eat than I care to mention here. But it also seems to me the texture of that powder could be easily used to cut pills. The subject is too vast for this article, but I found at all our local pharmacies they were more than happy to explain what pills they had, and if the are registered as A, AB. Anything that starts with “B” is not bio equivalent, which means FDA had deemed it not the same as the brand name. So is it true a pill is a pill no matter the color?
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Florida Master Naturalist Program launches training Learning more about Florida’s natural environ-ment now is possible through the Florida Master Naturalist Program (FMNP), a new environmental education extension program being offered in partnership with the University of Florida-Insti-tute of Food and Agricultural Sciences (UF-IFAS) and participating organizations throughout the state. The FMNP both in- forms and pre- pares persons to share information about F l o r i d a ’ s natural world and envi-r o n m e n t a l history. Train- ing in F l o r i d a ’ s Upland Habitats is one of three eco- system modules in- cluded in the FMNP and will be available at the Manatee County Extension Office, and completion of the 40-hour program results in registration in the UF-IFAS Florida Master Naturalist Program database as a FMNP Upland Habitats Naturalist. Addi-tional modules available include Coastal Systems and Freshwater Wetland systems. The FMNP is not a degree-seeking program. The program is appropriate for both the novice and the highly skilled environmental professional.
Certified FMNP Provider: Lisa A. Hickey, Manatee County Master Gardener Coordinator, Manatee County Department of Agriculture and Resource Conservation, University of Florida-IFAS Extension located at 1303 17th Street West in Palmetto. (941) 722-4524 or (941) 742-5986. Fax Number (941) 721-6609 or Email: [email protected]. Course Dates: February 6 – April 3, 2009 – Refer to FMNP website, www.MasterNaturalist.org , and click on “Course Offerings” for specific class times. Registration deadline is January 25, 2009. Registration: Forms are available at Manatee County Extension Office (just complete and fax) or online by visiting www.MasterNaturalist.org and clicking on the “Registration” link. Cost: $225.00, which includes 40 contact hours of instruction, a comprehensive student reference workbook, and, upon completion, registration in the UF FMNP database as an Upland Habitats Naturalist. A UF-IFAS certifi-cate of achievement, embroidered FMNP patch, and FMNP Upland Habitats lapel pin also will be provided at completion. Program: Training for the Upland Habitats Module includes classroom instruction, field trips, and practical interpretive experience related to the general ecology, habitats, vegetation types, wild-life, and conservation issues of Upland Habitats
in Florida, which include marshes, swaps, and permanent wetlands (lakes, rivers, and streams). In addition, the program addresses the role of society in wetlands, develops naturalist interpreta-tion skills, and discusses environmental ethics. Target Audience: Volunteers and staff mem-bers of nature centers, preserves, sanctuaries, and other environmental education facilities. Ecotour-ism operators and guides, teachers seeking op-portunities for environmental educational contact hours, and anyone who has an enthusiastic interest in learning more about Florida’s environment is encouraged to participate. For more information about the Upland Habi-tats training or about the FMNP in general, con-tact [email protected] or call (941) 722-4524 or (941) 742-5986. You may also lo on the official FMNP website at www.MasterNaturalist.org.
PRECO representatives speakat PCA Meeting
On Tuesday, January 20, 2009, repre-sentatives from PRECO (Peace River Electric Cooperative, Inc.) were featured as the guest speakers. The representatives included William T. Mulcay (CEO), Nell W. McCauley (VP of Marketing and member Services), Jerry Twigs (Chief Operations Of-ficer), Van Crawford (VP of Operations), Jamie Fones (Manager of Engineering), Chris Hodges (Energy Ser-vices Specialist), Sinda Schrank (Manager of member Services), and Mark Sellers (Commu-nications Coordinator). PRECO is an electric distribution cooperative providing service in ten Florida counties, including Manatee and some portions of Parrish. Mr. Mulcay started the discussion and answered many questions from those at-tending. Many of those in the room were a part of PRECO – which provides power to a diverse mixture of agricultural, com-mercial, industrial and residential consum-ers. While many of PRECOs accounts are
agriculturally oriented and rural, the number of new urban subdivisions is growing especially due in the Manatee County area.
The Operation Round Up Program was dis-cussed. Through this strictly voluntary program, participating PRECO member/consumers donate a small amount to the Op-eration Round Up Founda-tion with each monthly electric bill. Here’s how it works: each month your electric bill is “rounded up” to the next dollar amount. Over the course of one year, the average personal contribution into the Operation Round Up Foundation Charitable fund would only be ap-
proximately six dollars per member. However, these small contributions, when combined with other contributions of many other members, combine to become a much larger amount, which will be dollars that can become the life-line that your friends and neighbors so desper-ately need in times of need. When the discussion ended, PRECO had brought door prizes and those were awarded to the lucky recipients.
William T. Mulcay, CEO of PRECO.
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MSA’s NJHS sure has a nice caboose! This year Manatee School for the Arts (MSA) is proud to have 33 eighth and ninth grade students who were accepted into the National Ju-nior Honor Society (NJHS). NJHS is a nationally recognized program that stresses not only academics but also encourages student leader-ship by having students become involved in community service. This year’s NJHS advisors for
MSA are Nadine Anderson and Kel-li Ezazi. In keeping with the motto of teaching students leadership for
Nadine Anderson and Kelli EzaziNJHS, Anderson and Ezazi encouraged stu-dents to discuss and pick a couple of com-munity service proj-ects for the 2008-09 school year. One of the projects voted on was to paint/preserve a run down caboose that was built for the
Nor-folk and Western Railroad in 1940. Pete Cur-tis of the Florida Railroad Museum informed us that the caboose was used by the Norfolk Southern railroad after the Southern merged with the Norfolk and West-
ern, and was donated to the Florida Railroad Museum in 1989 by the Norfolk Southern.
Mr. Curtis stated “We are in the
process of setting up educational displays detailing the importance of this rail line in the development of Manatee County and the railroad’s importance to the local agricultural industry.” On January 10, 2009, 15 students from MSA along with Anderson,
Ezazi and Assistant Principal Ter-ence Devine donated their time to refurbish the outside of the ca-boose. The students learned about teamwork and had a great sense of accomplishment by the time they finished. Currently, plans are underway so the students can return to finish some details on the caboose and to start painting an engine!
Saturday, Feb. 21st at 1 pm Sunday, Feb. 22nd at 1
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Saturday, Feb. 21st at 11 am Brenda Seabrooke Cemetery Street
February Children’s Authors
Brenda Seabrooke has been nominated for an Edgar award for Cemetery Street and is the award-winning author of many popular books for children, including Stonewolf, which was an American Library Association Teens’ Top Ten Winner. It's bad enough that Courtney's mom, recently divorced from her latest husband, has moved the family all the way from Vermont to Florida; but when she rents a rattletrap house on Cemetery Street, it's just too much! Fif-teen-year-old Courtney is used to being uprooted - but living on Cemetery Street proves to be more of a chal-lenge than even Courtney can handle. Still, although the creepy cemetery and surrounding jungle next to her house are a bit spooky, Courtney doesn't really believe in ghosts. Then strange things start happening. Lights flicker in the graveyard; tombs are desecrated with satanic markings; an innocent puppy is mysteriously killed. Suspense builds as Courtney and Josh, a handsome classmate, investigate rumors of devil worship in town, culminating in a terrifying Halloween night kidnapping and entombment. Solid detective work leads the young investigative reporters to uncover a diabolical publicity stunt by a celebrated author and his henchman.
Wednesday, March 25th at 4:30 pm Adriana Trigiani Very Valentine
Friday, March 13th at 7 pm Randy Wayne White Dead Silence
Friday, April 10th at 1 pm David Hagberg Expediter
Coming Attractions
Saturday, April 4th at 1:00 pm Joan Hiatt Harlow Blown Away
Sunday, Feb. 1st at 1 pm Ann O’ Farrell Michael Saturday, Feb. 7th at 11 am Gina Greenlee Postcards & Pearls
Saturday, Feb. 7th at 1 pm Patda Jim Ring Go Round
Sunday, Feb. 8th at 11 am Lyn & Sharon Clarke Memoirs of a Welshman – Mourning Redemption
Sunday, Feb. 8th at 1 pm Victoria Rossi Spangles Elephants Violets & Me
Friday, Feb. 13th at 11 am Melon Dash Conquer your Fear of Water
Friday, Feb. 13th at 2 pm P.D. LaFleur Vengeance Betrayed
Saturday, Feb. 14th at 11am George King Sexy in Sarasota
Sunday, Feb. 15th at 11 am Joseph Gillan Just Before the Dawn
Sunday, Feb. 15th at 1 pm Teresa Rose Opening the Kimono
Tuesday, Feb. 17th at 1 pm Steve Messman Gas Conspiracy
Wednesday, Feb. 18th at 1 pm Alice Dorn Judicial Misconduct
Friday, Feb. 20th at 11 am Lyle Wheeler Cubs on the Loose
Friday, Feb. 20th at 1 pm Hal Fleming Bride’s Fair
Saturday, Feb. 28th at 1 pm Arlene & Ron Klein Grandfather of Possibilities
Saturday, Feb. 28th at 3 pm Rita Hinton Miracle of Love
Karen Rose signing Kill f or Me onTuesday, Feb. 3rd at 1 pm - Six teenage girls have been kidnapped. Five have been murdered. One survived. Only she can reveal the secrets of a disturbing ring of people who kidnap and sell teenage girls on the black market. But those re-sponsible for the crimes will do whatever it takes to maintain her silence. H. Terrell Griffin signing Blood Islandon Saturday, Feb. 14th at 1 pm – What’s happening on this island will make your blood run cold. Matt Royal never has to look far for excitement. Excitement – and sometimes trouble – has a way of finding him first. But for this fun-loving lawyer turned beach bum, things are about to get serious. Dead serious. Robert Gussin signing Trash Talk on Saturday, Feb. 21st at 3 pm - Now every major league football, baseball, basket-ball, and hockey player must pay the price. The commissioners are making all pro athletes attend non-sports-related“enrichment” courses. Are they crazy? Patricia Gussin signing Twisted Justiceon Saturday, Feb. 21st at 3 pm – Revenge is best served cold, but justice is best served with a twist. For Better – For Worse – Till Death Do Us Part. Maria Miller signing Rainforest Blues on Saturday, Feb. 28th at 11 am– Ever wonder what our pets do when we go to work? You got it right, they get into trou-ble. Ruby, an Electus parrot, starts an amazing adventure aurfing the Internet to find not only five new friends but also the real meaning of freedom in Rainforest Blues
Come Meet Our Great Authors!
Circle Books, 478 John Ringling Blvd., Sarasota, FL 34236 (941) 388-2850
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also accredited by the ACR and by the Intersocietal Commission for the Ac-creditation for Vascular Laboratories (ICAVL). They are accredited by the Joint Commissions of Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). Manatee Diagnostic Center was the first medical imaging practice in Manatee County to be fully accredited by all three of these organizations. MDC is in effect audited every six months which ensures that the machines are work-ing properly and that there are no risks to the patients. These accreditations ensure the highest quality of services provided to their patients. Dr. Denis M. Cavanagh is the medi-cal Director. Dr. Angus W. Graham is the Practice Manager. You can make an appointment by calling 941-747-3034 (their central scheduling phone number). Their Par-rish number is 941-776-8937. Depen-dent on what procedure you need, you may call either number to obtain an appointment.
Center, continued from page 1 Win a Vintage Quilt! The Manatee County Agricultural Muse-um and Palmetto Historical Park are raffling off a handmade vintage quilt. The quilt is a full-size traditional Dresden Plate quilt. The suggested donation for tickets is $2 for one ticket or $5 for four tickets. No purchase is necessary. The drawing will be held at 3:00 pm, Saturday, March 14th, 2009 in the Pal-metto Historical Park. Tickets are available at the Agricultural Museum, 1015 6th St. West, Palmetto. Funds raised through this project will benefit the park’s educational programs for local elementary schools. For more information or to see the quilt, stop by the Ag Museum or call 721-2034.
Cindy Keck (left) and Diane Ingram show off Dresden Plate quilt being raffled off
Genealogical Society schedulesFebruary meeting
The Manatee Genealogical Society has scheduled its February meeting on Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at the Manatee Central Library, 1301 Barcarrota Boulevard in West Bradenton, Florida. It will begin at 9:30 a.m. and last until 12:00 noon. The guest speaker will be George Morgan whose topic will be “Definitive Guide to Ancestry.com. You may also join the Computer Special
Interest Group which meets in the after-noon following the regular meeting. It will start at approximately 11:00 a.m. These meetings are free and open to the public. The Genealogical Society meets October through May and has moved its meet-ings to the first Tuesday of each month. For information, call 941-722-5156 or visit their website at http://www.rootsweb.com/~flmgs.
Fruit, Cheese and Beads We had a great turn out last month and will repeat “Open Beading.” The event will be held on February 13, 2009 at 7:00 p.m. at the EBC Fellowship Hall at Emmanuel Baptist Church at the corner of Highway 301 and Old Tampa Road in Parrish. Bring your own beads or broken neck-laces to redo or choose from our selection. Or use some of yours and ours!
You may keep the one you make or donate it to our ongoing visitation into area nursing homes. We will teach once again how to “close” with a normal catch and how to make a dangle pierced earring out of almost anything with a hole in it. This entire endeavor doesn’t include heads. For reservations call 776-2531.
Marriage Vow Renewal Service Join other couples in reclaiming and renewing their marriages at Parrish United Methodist Church. Come for services on Sunday, February 8th to hear why your mar-riage is so important. Then, on Friday eve-ning the 13th we will have a Marriage Vow Renewal Service beginning at 7:30 p.m.
with reception to follow. Please contact Joyce Hubble at 721-9421 to R.S.V.P. and to submit your original wedding photo and current photo. For additional information, you may go to www.parrishmethodist.com. Parrish united Methodist Church is locat-ed at 12180 Highway 301 North in Parrish.
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Timely Tips to Nip Outdoor Water WasteSaving water and money – it all adds up
Jack Tichenor, Water Conservation Agent for University of Florida / IFAS / Manatee County Extension Service
Outdoor water use accounts for up to half the water consumed in an av-erage home. There are many ways to reduce your outdoor water use by taking a few simple steps. It’s usually a combination of these small water saving steps that add up to make a difference. And reducing your water bill is like extra tax-free income. Getting interested? Below are some tips that can be used by nearly everyone with any outdoor space at their home. Some of the tips are just reminders but you may be surprised at others.
1. Skip a week in winter lawn watering. Lawns need less water in cool weather. Set your irrigation timer to the off position. Watch for signs of dryness in your lawn before switching the irrigation timer from off to auto-matic. Tell-tale indicators are footprints that remain in the grass, a blue-grey color, folded grass leaf blades, and soil that is dry to the touch; moist soil will stick to the fingers.2. Use tuna or pet food cans to adjust each sprinkler zone to run long enough to apply ¾ inch of water during each watering cycle. Any more than this seeps down below where the roots are and is lost.3. Adjust or repair sprinklers to stop overspray onto streets, drives, walks, buildings, etc.4. Fertilize sparingly only during the active growing season. Use fertil-izer with a slow release formula.5. Choose a water efficient lawn and landscape. Carefully selecting and grouping Florida friendly plants could reduce the need for irrigation.6. Mow St. Augustine and Bahia 3 inches high and keep the mower sharp for a clean cut. Leave clippings, which reduces the need for fertil-izer, but spread or remove thick patches of clippings.7. Dig up water-loving weeds that rob water and nutrients from the lawn.8. Mulch shrub and flower beds about 3 inches thick to reduce water loss and weeds. Pull mulch back from plant stems and edge of house. Do not mulch citrus trees.9. Use a rain barrel to collect rainwater. This is a good source of water for plants and helps reduce water runoff. Rain barrels can be bought from Manatee County Utility Operations, 792-8811 ext. 5327 or from some local stores.10. Look for leaks. Check faucets, hoses and connections and repair or turn off when not in use. Soft, wet spots in the lawn could indicate a leak in the irrigation system or in the main water supply. With all water-using appliances turned off, watch the water meter’s little red triangle closely – if it turns water is flowing and there may be a leak. 11. Use an automatic shutoff nozzle on the hose. An open faucet or hose can pour out 530 gallons an hour. Turn the faucet off when finished to prevent leaks or hose bursts. 12. Use a broom or leaf blower instead of a hose to clean drives, walks, and patios.13. Avoid using recreational toys that require a constant stream of water.14. Check the swimming pool’s fill valve to see if it is on frequently. There may be a leak in the pool.15. Cover the pool or spa when not in use to prevent evaporation loss.16. Consider using a commercial car wash that recycles water or wash your car on the grass.
For more information or for an events calendar call the Manatee County Extension Service Office, 1303 17th Street W, Palmetto, FL 34221, (941) 722-4524 or go to the website at http://manatee.ifas.ufl.edu. Look for water conservation program on the left side of page. Some information for this article was from the Southwest Florida Water Management District’s water conservation section.
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Women: How to GetDecade-By-Decade Tips
On RetirementJackie Felix, Financial Services Representa-tive, Metropolitan Life Insurance Company
With the demise of defined benefit plans and facing the future of a Social Security system that may not be so certain, the responsibility of provid-ing income in retirement is consistently shifting from the government and the employer to the individual. Adding to this scenario, people are living longer than ever before – women, who statistically live longer than men, especially need to prepare themselves for the financial issues that could arise during a long retirement.
In short, retirement is very much a women’s issue.
The MetLife Mature Market Institute®, in conjunction with the Women’s Institute for a Secure Retirement (WISER) released a study in May 2007, It’s Not Your Mother’s Retirement: A MetLife Study of Women & Genera-tional Differences, that highlights the key differences today’s female work-ers will face in retirement in respect to those their mothers have. Mothers and daughters were polled on topics ranging from debt levels when enter-ing retirement, home ownership, and sources of retirement income.
Following the study, a companion piece was published to educate women on how to ensure a retirement that is funded from beginning to end. This is a must-read piece to either start or further the dialogue about living in retirement and how to financially secure your plans. The booklet, “What Today’s Woman Needs to Know: A Retirement Journey,” provides tips – on a decade by decade basis from your 20’s through your 70’s – you can use as guideposts to create enduring retirement plans.
Tips from the booklet include striving for a debt-free life, starting in your 20’s, performing an insurance checkup in your 30’s, and things to consider if you can’t afford to retire in your 60’s. For each decade, there is a check-list to help you get – and stay – on the right path to and through retirement.
The booklet also looks at issues that are more frequently particular to women than to men: job switching, taking time out for family caregiving, and outliving a spouse. It also addresses when to retire, how much money it could take to see you through your retirement, what kinds of investments are available, protecting your assets, preparing for health care costs, and ways to use home equity as a source of retirement income.
Single copies of the booklet are available free to the public by contacting Jackie Felix, Financial Services Representative Registered Representative with MetLife at 941-366-0687 ext 179 or 941-504-2376 or by emailing Jackie at [email protected]. Also join Jackie Felix at the Ramada Inn in Ellenton on Thursday, February 12 at 3:00 p.m. She will be guest speaking for a T.I.F.F Initiative event: Put a Diet Plan to your Professional Future – A Woman’s Guide to the New Year. The MetLife Mature Market Institute, part of the company’s Retirement Strategies Group, has been providing research, knowledge management, education, and policy support to MetLife and its customers for over ten years. For more information please visit www.MatureMarketInstitute.com.
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Message from theParrish Civic Association
I wish to join the Parrish Civic Association. Here are my dues for 2008. January 1, 2008 - December 31, 2008.
Mail to Parrish Civic Association, P.O. Box 257, Parrish, FL 34219.
(Please print.)
Name:
Address: Phone No.:
Email Address: (Above information is for PCA use only. We do not give out or sell to outside parties.) (Please check one): New Member Renewal $15.00 Basic Member (Member and Spouse) $16.00 to $49.00 (Community Booster) $50.00 to $99.00 (Parrish Sponsor) $100.00 or more (Community Patron) $500.00 or more (Community Supporter) Amount Enclosed $____________
Dear Friends:
Community Center (Old School House)Renovation work on the Old School House is really beginning to come together. The outside walls have all been insulated and are ready for dry wall this week. The elevator shaft has been completed and floors in the new bathrooms have been poured and are ready to be tiled. It’s hard to believe it, but the people heading up the work still feel it will all be completed by the end of March. We will have much more on the operation of the facility as a combination Community Center and YMCA branch in our next newspaper. The Grand Opening is scheduled for May and everyone is invited. Again more on all of this later.
Decorations for the new Community CenterIris McClain’s efforts to get copies of old pictures that will be used to decorate the halls of the new Community Center have been successful. If you have pictures of you will allow us to copy and display, please contact Iris at 776-0542. We are also interested in pictures or materials relating to the agricultural and cattle industry in Parrish. We would like to have a display area with some items used long ago in Parrish. Iris is also beginning to arrange for METV to video tape interviews of long time Parrish area residents who really had an influence on shaping our community. Two of the first interviews being scheduled are with Lamar Parrish and Brother Bud Gillett. We hope to have this material ready for viewing by our grand opening in May.
Membership in the Parrish Civic AssociationI hope you have had an opportunity to either re-new your membership in your Civic Association or if you were not a member last year, to join us as a new member. The Association is supported wholly by the dues paid by its members and there monies are invested in making the Parrish community a better place to live and raise our families. Please take a few minutes and join today. A Membership Form is below for your convenience.
Thanks
Ben JordanPresident, Parrish Civic Association (941) 776-9019
[email protected] or [email protected]
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Marie AmosKris and Mary Parker Anderson
Tomi ArnoldNancy and Dave Bailey
Roger A. BarwegenFaye Blackstone
Erna BrittMr. and Mrs. Edward Brown
Vin and Vinnie BurnsJohn Daniel and Deborah Cleveland
James ColemanAndrew DiBenedetto
Richard and Margaret EckenrodHarold and Virginia Emminger
Peter T. GhizariKen Guy
Ray and Glyndell HadawayMichael Johnson
Mike and Gracie JohnsonTom and Debbie JohnsonBen and Cookie Jordan
Gert Joyce
Jeanne KampsJay King
Culver and Greta LussierHelen MacLaren
Roy and Dottie McChesneyTom Mc Collum
Tom and Gladys McLenahanKevin and Laura MorrisFran and Grace Murphy
Bob and Barbara MustainMary Jane Parrish
Lee and Marie SattlerElmer and Dolores Sauer
Travis and Dorothy SeawrightN. Lester and Alyson Thompson
StoddardPatricia Timbrook
Donald and Georgina TownsendBill and Ann Turner
Joel and Bonny WhiddenLaVerne D. and Barbara Williams
Dear fellow Parrish area resident:
Your Parrish Civic Association hopes you and your family had a joyous holiday season andwishes you a wonderful 2009. As the New Year starts, your Civic Association begins itsannual membership drive. We’d like to answer the question we get most often aboutmembership dues – “What are my dues used for?”Membership dues are the only source of revenue for your Civic Association. In 2008 wehad just over 300 members and the dues they paid were used to fund several projects andevents your Board felt were worthwhile for the good of the Parrish community.
A portion of your dues were spent on completing the standards for future commercialdevelopment along 301 within the Village boundaries. Getting these standards written andadopted into the County’s Comprehensive Plan and Land Development Code will serve toboth encourage commercial development in the Village and ensure that the finished productfits the look and feel of Parrish.
Your dues also support our recent Children’s Christmas Party where over 160 needychildren in the Parrish area received gifts and got to visit with Mr. and Mrs. Santa Claus.
Your dues were used to partially fund the annual Heritage day activities, our highly success-ful Pizza and Politics in Parrish event, and the Fall Festival we held in conjunction with theParrish YMCA.
A portion of your dues went to fund scholarships for children that couldn’t afford to attendvarious programs offered by the Y, such as summer camp.And a portion of your dues were used to defray travel expenses of representatives meetingwith various County officials about issues affecting Parrish. Examples of these issues aregetting sewer service into the new commercial district, continuing work of the design of 301from 675 to Moccasin Wallow, and working with the County on the renovation of the OldSchool House into our new Community Center.
So, the answer to this question is your dues help support many events and activities that helpmake our community a better place for our children and families.We thank you for your continuing support and hope you will renew your membership inyour Parrish Civic Association.Sincerely,
Ray VarnellMembership Chairman
From our Membership Chairman
Church ServicesFIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
OF PARRISH12125 71st Street East
Parrish, FL 34219941-776-1533
Rev. Joe Skidmore, Pastor
Sunday ServicesBible Classes, all ages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:45 AMMorning Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .11:00 AMEvening Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:30 PM
Wednesday Services
JAM Youth Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6:30 PMPrayer Meeting and Bible Study . . . . . . . . .7:00 PM
Parrish Baptist Church Day CareMonday through Friday
6:30 AM to 6:00 PM
Faith Lutheran Church9608 Highway 301 NorthParrish, Florida 34219
776-1395
Reverend Philip Vangen, Pastor
Sunday Services - 8:00 and 10:30 AMSunday School and Bible Class - 9:15 AM
Saint Frances CabriniCatholic Church
St. Mary’s Baptist ChurchErie Road
Parrish, Florida 34219
Reverend Fletcher Lawson, Jr., Pastor941-776-3723
Fellowship Alliance Church5735 69th Street East
Palmetto, Florida 34221Phone: 941-723-9593
www.fellowshipalliancechurch.comSunday Services
9:30 AM Sunday School10:45 AM Worship Services6:00 PM Evening Worship
Wednesday6:30 PM Bible Study & Prayer6:30 PM Praise Team Rehearsal
Saturday8:00 AM Alliance Men’s Breakfast
(3rd Saturday eachmonth)
Crossroads Christian Church7200 69th St. E.
Palmetto, FL
Meeting at Virgil Mills Elementary941-713-3941
Pastor Michael V. MalickSundays at 10:00 AM
NEW HOPE BAPTIST CHURCH9422 Old Tampa RoadParrish, Florida 34219
Church Office - 776-8687www.nhbconline.org
Kevin ThompsonSenior Pastor
Sunday Services
Sunday School (for all ages) . . 9:15 AMAll Ages
Worship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .10:30 AMChildren’s Church . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 AMEvening Worship . . . . . . . . . . . .6:00 PM
Nursery available for all services
Wednesday
Adult Bible Study & Prayer . . . . . 7:00 PMAwana Club (ages 3-6th Grade) . 7:00 PMWord of Life (Teens) . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 PM
Everyone Welcome
North River Church of Christ13885 U.S. Highway 301 North
Parrish, Florida 34219(941) 776-1134
www.NorthRiverChurch ofChrist.orgmailbox@NorthRiverChurch ofChrist.org
Sundays
Morning Worhsip . . . . . . . . . . .11:00 AMEvening Worship . . . . . . . . . . . 6:00 PM
WednesdaysBible Classes . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:00 PM
Personal home Bible studiesor correspondence courses
upon request
Parrish Village News, Page 23EMMANUEL BAPTIST CHURCHOF PARRISH
8305 Highway 301 NorthParrish, Florida 34219
Church Office - 722-0218
Rev. Rick Chaffin, MinisterSunday Services
Contemporary Worship . . . . . . . . .9:00 AMSunday School . . . . . . . . . . . . . .9:00 AMTraditional Worship . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 AMSmall Groups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10:30 AM
Wednesday ServicesWednesday Night Supper . . . . . 5:30 PMWorship . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .6:30 PMChoir Practice . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7:30 PM
EVERYONE WELCOME!(Nursery Provided)
MY FATHER’S HOUSE7215 US Highway 301 N
Ellenton, FL 34219
Non-DenominationalSpirit-Filled Contemporary Worship
Pastors;Revs. Robert & Anne Barber (941) 776-9016
Sundays9:15 AM Sunday School - All ages10:30 AM Praise, Worship & Word
6:00 PM Bilingual Service (English/Spanish)(Coffee & Cookies at all services!)
Wednesdays7:00 PM Worship & Bible Study
(Adults & Youth)Bible-Based - Casual Dress
Nursery AvailableALL WELCOME
First Baptist Church of Gillette3301 Moccasin Wallow Road
Palmetto, Florida 34221(941) 722-1937
Sunday ServiceSunday School - 9:45 AM
Kingdom Builders - 10:45 AMWorship Service - 11:00 AM
Everyone Welcome! (Nursery Provided)
There’s a place for you in My Father’s House!
(Intersection of US Hwy 301 Nand 72nd St. E/Amsterdam Ave.)
Bible Classes (all ages) . . . . . 10:00 AM
Harvest FieldCommunity Church
Where you can count on Christ!
Non-denominationalBible based - Christ centered
Worship Service10:00 AMSundays
7710 121st Avenue East, Parrish, FL
Casual dress, warm fellowshipMusic is a combination
of contemporary and hymns
Worship Service 7:00 PMeach Wednesday
Bible Study 9:00 AM, SundaysNursery available
Pastor:Rev. Terry L. Cary - 941-725-4150
“Ask the Lord of the harvest, therefore tosend out workers into his harvest fields.”
Mat. 9:38 NIV
Non-denominational, Verse by Verse study of the Bible
Meeting at:5407 Erie Rd.
Parrish, FL 34219(941) 284-4096
Worship & Bible Study (Children’s ministry):Sunday @ 10:15 a.m.
Wednesday @ 7:00 p.m.
Pastor: Brian G. La Vassaur
Saturday Mass - 4:00 PMSunday Masses
8:00 AM, 10:30 AM and 12:00 noon
Dress Down & Be YourselfSunday: 10 AM to 11 AM
(Children’s Ministry and Nursery Provided)
WestCoast-Church.com11750 U.S. Highway 301
Parrish, FL 34219
Connecting people with the life-changingpower of Jesus Christ
Traditional Services - 8:00 AM & 9:30 AMContemporary Service - 11:00 AM
www.parrishmethodist.com
12180 Highway 301 Northand CR 675 @ flashing yellow light
Parrish UnitedMethodist Church
(941) 776-2422
Come Check Us Out
CrossPointe FellowshipSenior Pastor Dale LawsonAssociate Pastor Sean Murphy
Sunday Services at 11:00 AMBuffalo Creek Middle School
Office: 941-778-0719www.myCPF.org
Sunday service at 10:30 a.m. at theSenior Enrichment Center/Renaissance on 9th,
1816 9th Street West in Bradenton,
Bradenton
Don Sturiano - PastorNursery and children’s church provided
just a 1/2 Mile South from McKechnie Field.941-776-0026 - email: [email protected]
www.kingdomlifechristianchurch.org
Living WaterChristian Fellowship
Shadow Brook CommunityRecreation Hall
6710 Ellenton-Gillette Road(Corner of 69th Street Eastand Ellenton-Gillette Road)
PASTOR: Bruce QuackenbushTelephone: 941-721-1704
Sunday Morning Serviceat 10:30 a.m.
“Lord To Whom Shall We Go? You Havethe Words of Life” John 6:68
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